Hoping for gold in them thar - rootops?
Delaplane, Kristin
Aug 11, 1996
Abstract: In the summer of 1857, the citizens of Benicia were apparently considering seeking gold - on their rooftops! The precious metal was escaping from the chimneys at the mint in San Francisco.
It was a problem of such consequence that new flues were being constructed in a zigzag pattern so as to prevent the escape of gold dust from the mint.
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